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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Typical of many discussions of crime.  Perception is not reality.

Cue someone posting that DC police don't ever take police reports seriously so statistics are meaningless.[/quote]

It’s more than perception.  Since the DC resident population has decreased, combined with fewer MD/VA residents coming into the District to work each day, we are experiencing much more crime on a per capita basis.

Both sides have their stats, of course.  And we can argue who’s are better.  But at the end of the day you can’t argue that the quality of life in DC has decreased significantly.  Whether it’s the pharmacy in upper NW locking up basic consumer products, the odor of marijuana in the parks where kids play, or national retail chains closing locations due to crime. These are huge red flags for policymakers, which they appear more than happy to ignore. There will come a tipping point when residents with means will flee. It always happens. It happened to NYC in the 1970s, DC in the 1980s and it is happening to San Francisco now.

At the end of the day I trust Tony Williams about 1000% times more than any of the current council members.  So I trust his opinion on this issue. [/quote]

I am not a fan of the current administration, but my quality of life in DC hasn't really gone down. That would just be a lie. Yes, I smell more weed, but it doesn't ruin my day. I live in NE so my products have always been locked up. Which national retail chains closed due to crime? Don't say City Winery because they used that as an excuse. The place sucked and the businesses around it are thriving.

I want crime to go down, but I'm not going overboard either.[/quote]

Good for you for fighting the good fight but you're wasting your time. You're trying to reason with someone who genuinely believes "I had to smell a smell I personally dislike while walking outside" is a "significant decrease" in their quality of life. This person does not live in reality, nothing you say will penetrate their veil of hysteria.  [/quote]
Nuisances are now good everyone!

Talk about being out of touch.[/quote]

We just love the smell of pot wafting about in public places.  Some of the same folks who demand bike lanes for safety apparently see nothing wrong with lots of motor vehicle operators driving around high.  When a pedestrian can smell it coming from a passing car, it's a public safety problem.[/quote]

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